trust issues

chapter six : breathless

Amelie's pov

    As we drive to the coffee shop, Finn and I take turns playing songs from our playlists. We screamed the songs and laughed together, really just enjoying the time we had to ourselves.

     Every now and then, I would catch him looking over at me. We just stared and smiled still singing. Usually cracking up after a few seconds.

     He had a really good taste in music, which I didn't expect at all. Some songs he played I'd never even heard of before, but they were still really good.

     I feel like you can tell a lot about a person based on their taste in music.

     His playlist consisted of lots of lesser known artists. I liked that.

     We arrived at the coffee shop. The other car was already there waiting for us. We all went in and ordered, and sat down at a table.

"So, what'd you guys talk about?" Logan asked me while Finn waited for his drink.

"Uh nothing really, we just listened to music."

"Ooo, what songs?" Logan was now raising her eyebrows and smiling.

"Just different ones from our playlists. The first thing he played was Line Without a Hook-" That caught Bel's attention.

"He played you that first?" She cut me off.

"Yeah, what about it?" Logan asked, a little confused.

"Al, you were humming that in first period this morning."

    My cheeks burned red. I didn't even realize I still hummed.

"I still do that?"

"Actually no, it was weird, you did it for the first time since middle school today. That I've seen at least"

    Shit

"I think it's cute," Evelyn chimes in. "he notices the little things."

    Logan nods her head in agreement. Isobel looks a bit unsure though.

"Hello ladies," JJ says as he sits down with Finn and Michael. They put the drinks out on the table.

    The table starts to make conversation. I look over to see Finn looking at me.

"I'm gonna run to the car really quickly," He says standing up. "I just need to grab something." I notice he nods his head at me. I nod back.

    I wait a couple of minutes then excuse myself and tell the group I'm going to use the bathroom.

    I get to the door to see Isobel eyeing me. She raises an eyebrow. I shrug my shoulders and put a finger over my mouth, signaling for her not to say anything.

    I don't think anyone would really care about what Finn and I did. I just didn't want to interrupt the conversation. Plus, me and Finn are just friends anyways.

     Just really good friends.

  Isobel's pov

    It bothers me that Al and Finn have suddenly become 'a thing' in our group. Don't get me wrong, I think Finn's nice and all but there's something off about him.

    Maybe it's nothing, I don't know. It just doesn't feel right. I'm probably just overthinking it for no reason. But, maybe I'm not.

    I ignore it for now, just hoping she's not going off to do something she'll regret. And just get back to the conversation.

"Bel, where's she really going?" Logan asks. Shit.

"I guess to the bathroom in Target, they're nicer in there anyways. I wouldn't blame her."

    It's very obvious that none of them believe me. They really shouldn't anyways. I mean, technically she could be in the Target bathroom. Ew, nevermind.

    The conversation carries on but I can't get over this thing. There's something, I can feel it. I don't even know Finn that well but I can just sense something.

  Amelie's pov

    I get to the car and see Finn in the driver's seat, playing on his phone. I get into the passenger seat. He sees me and smiles.

"Glad you caught on, Ame." he says with a laugh. "I wanted you to have this," I notice he's taken the necklace off of his mirror and is holding it in front of me.

"Thank you, Finn. But I can't take this," his cheerful expression fades. "It's special, your mom gave it to you. You should really keep it." I can feel myself tearing up, fuck.

"Um. are- are you okay, Ame?" he says, his voice shaky.

     I start to cry, I can't help it. He drops the necklace into the cupholder, and leans over to comfort me.

"Hey I- I'm really sorry if I said something-" even worse, he thinks it's his fault.

"No, Finn. You didn't do anything. I lost my mom a while ago." he starts tearing up too. "Don't cry, it's really not your fault at all."

Finn's pov

   I drop my head in my hands. I can't tell her.

"I'm j- just, sorry for your loss." I look up and wipe her tears with my thumb. "I'm sorry for bringing that up,"

"No, I'm sorry for getting all emotional. I was overreacting, I should be over it by now." she sniffs.

    Silence

"Hey," she starts, "did you drop the necklace somewhere?"

"Uh yeah, it's just here in the cupholder."

"If the offer is still up, I'll wear it. If you want. I wouldn't want to take it from you."

"No, no, it's- it's fine. Of course you can have it." I get it out as she smiles and turns. I put it around her neck.

"Thank you," she says. "It's really beautiful."

"You know, you remind me of her." I tell her. "Not to sound all cheesy, but you and my mom just have this same effect. That brightens up someone's day or, ah nevermind I sound stupid." I laugh it off a bit.

     Everything coming out of my mouth sounds like it should be in some cringey rom-com.

"No, it's not stupid, it's actually really cute." We smile as we look at each other.

     This is the perfect moment.

  Amelie's pov

    We sit in the car, admiring each other. His bright green eyes burn into me. He cups my chin and presses his lips against mine.

    I lean further over the compartment between our seats as our tongues dance together in our mouths. He runs his hands through my hair.

    I climb over the compartment, not breaking our kiss, and make it onto his lap. Pressing my back against the steering wheel. He takes a hand out of my hair and places it on my thigh. He leans his body against mine. I run my fingers up and down his back.

     After a few moments of this, we break away from each other.

    I've had boyfriends in the past, but none of them were as passionate as Finn.

    We both breathed heavily as I made my way back over to the passenger seat.

"Not bad, Berkshire." he smirked. I watched his chest rise and fall. We sat in his car both still breathing heavily and cheesily grinning at each other. Just enjoying the moment.

    We were so wrapped up in each other we completely forgot the rest of the group was still waiting for us.

    Until I saw Isobel heading to the other car, Logan following behind her. As she stared at me and Finn, breathless.